Belt connecter



E. H. KREMER BELT CONNECTER Jgn. 21, 1936.

, 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .Jmwmu EDWARD H.KREMER Filed Feb. 15, 1954 1936' EH. KREMER BELT CONNECTER- I Filed Feb. 15, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jrwum EDWARD H-KREIVIER\ n Patented Jan. 21, 1936 2,028,398

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BELT CONNECTER Edward H. Kremer, Dayton, Ohio, assignor to The Dayton Rubber Mfg. Company, Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application February 13, 1934, Serial'N0.'711,035

11 Claims. (01. 24-33) This invention relates to belt connecters and, members in separated position to show their conin particular, to belt connectors having'interstruction;

engaging clamping members with pintle members Figure 8 is a top plan view of a clampingmemheld between them to provide bearing action and her having slotted portions;

load support. Figure 9 is a side elevation of the clamping 5 r The problem which the applicant faced in member shown in Figure 8;

connection with this invention was to devise a Figure 10 is a top plan view of a clampingmembelt connecter of the above type which would preher having lugs thereon; vent the pintle pins from becoming disengaged Fi u 11 is a id elevation of the la p n 10 relative to one another as well as to prevent either member shown in Figure 10; one of them from sliding down within'the clamp- Figure 12 is a perspective view of a modified ing members and thereby cause cutting or wear form of a male pintle pin having wings along its of the latter. edges to prevent its disengagement from the One object of my'invention is to provide a belt opposite pintle pin.

with pintle members engagedthereby, one cl'ampconnecter of my invention is shown in Figure 1 as ing member and one pintle member having ericonnecting the ends of a belt composed of layers gaging projections and depressions to keep the of fabric and rubber. The belt connecter proper pintle member in its operative position and preis p v W pp s Clamping members 3 vent it from sliding down. and. 4, roughly shaped like a letter O andhaving 20 Another object is to provide such a belt conth ir upp r a ms 5 a d 6 approximately p a necter wherein one of the pintle members is held o t r ow armS'T a the latter being in position by one of the clamping members by angled at 9 and Ill to grip thecut-away portions inter-engaging projections and depressions there- H with which the belt is preferably supplied.-

5 on; and wherein the other pintle member is like--' These cut-away portions ll Cause the inner sllrwise held in position by aprojection'on the clampface of the belt to become shortened in len ingmember. relative to the outer surface when the belt is Another object is to provide such an.arrangepassing around pulleys, especially those of small ment 'of-clamping members and pintle members diameters- 0n the forward Parts Of the l pwherein the latter have cooperating bearing proing members 3 and 4 are tongues IZ-and I3 30 jections "and depressions of unequal depths, esp v y- These tongues a fitted to ether whereby .to carry the load therein and separate so that they interlace with one another when the the opposing faces. of the pintle members, belt connecter is in use. The tongues l2 and l3 Another object is" to provide such a belt conhave flattened nose portions l4 and I5 to engage necter having clamping members, one of-which the flattened backs of the pintle members. The 35 rearranged to hold one of the pintle members in outer tongues 3 Of One Clamping member a e position, the pintle members having means to 'prep d W slots depressions adapted to vent-theirdisengagement from one another either receive the flan 011 the heads of One Of the longitudinally or transversely. pintle members hereinafter described, whereas connecter having interlacing clamping members Referring the drawings in detail, e e 15 40 In the drawings: the tongues l2 have lugs or projections 23 secured 40 Figure 1 is a side elevation of the belt connecter thereto, as by welding or brazing, or formed thereof my invention,shown joining the ends of a belt; on by upsetting a portion of the clamping mem- Figure .2 is a top plan view of the belt conber. These lugs 23 prevent the other pintle memnecter of my invention; her from sliding. down. .Thus the slots l6 receive .Figure 3 isa bottom plan 'view. of the belt conone pintle member while lugs 23 a e the Other 45 necter shown in Figures 1 and 2; so that the two are effectively held in position. Figure 4 is a vertical section along the line 4-4. The slots lfimay, of course, give a loose fit to the of Figure 2; pintle member received therein, or the pintle Figure 5 is a horizontal sectionalong the line member may be tightly fitted. in the slots or 5+5 of Figurel; r welded, or otherwise fastened therein to the 50 Figure 6 is a side elevation-similar to Figure 1, tongues. but with the opposite ends and clamping meme When the clamping members 3 and 4 are in bers of the belt connecter angled, as in passing position with their tongues l2 and I3 interconover a small pulley; necting with one another, they are then provided Figure 7 is a perspective view of the two pintle with pintle members IT and I8 respectively; these 55 being adapted to provide a bearing engagement between the opposite clamping members 3 and 4. The male pintle member I8 is of elongated construction, having a body portion I3 with an arcuate face 20 and a rib 2| thereon. The latter is extended beyond each end of the body portion II) to provide projecting shoulders 22.

The female pintle member has an elongated body portion 26 with flanged heads 24 on each end thereof, these being of such dimensions as to fit into the slots I5 in the clamping member I3. The body portion 25 is of substantially the same length as the body portion IQ of the male pintle member I8, thereby holding the latter between the flanges and preventing the longitudinal displacement. The female pintle member is provided with a groove 2'! running continuously through the flanges 24 and the body portion 26, and is shallower than the rib 2| on the opposite pintle member which it engages. The surfaces 28 and 2B of the two pintle members will thus face one another, yet be spaced apart by the cooperation of the rib 2i and the shallower groove 21. The pintle flanges 24 are cut away on either side of the groove 21, where it passes through them so as to permit the projecting shoulders 22 of the male pintle member to rock freely therein, it being held from transverse displacement by the wing-like corners 29 of the flanged heads 24 formed by this cutting away of the latter.

The male pintle member I8 has a flattened back surface 39) which is seated against the inside fiat surface of the flattened nose portion I5 of the tongues I2, whereas the flattened surface 3I of the female pintle member is similarly seated against the flat inner surface of the flattened nose portion I4 of the tongues I3.

In place of the pintle members having the extending shoulders and flanged head grooves to prevent transverse displacement, it will be obvious that other pintle pin constructions could be used without departing from the scope of my invention. For example, one of the pintle pins 32 (Figure 12) may be provided with wings 33 along its edges. These wings extend over the edges of the opposite pintle member and prevent the transverse disengagement of one from the other. The lugs 23 and/or the slots I6 may still be provided, however, to prevent the sliding-down of either or both of the pintle mem bers.

The belt to which the belt connecter of my invention is connected may be of any suitable type, but the rubber-and-fabric type of belt is especially adaptable to its use. Such a belt is composed of alternate layers of rubberized fabric, which are fitted together, as by winding them on a drum and then cutting the individual belt sections therefrom in a manner well known to the art. The various sections are then placed in moulds and vulcanized. Additional cords may be provided, if desired, tocause the belt to be substantially inextensible along its neutral axis.

In assembling the belt connecter of my invention, the tongues I2 and I3 are interlaced and the pintle members I! and I8 placed in engagement between them, with the rib 2| rocking in the groove 2! and the body portion l9 enclosed between the flanged heads 24. The rearward ends of the flanged heads 24 are inserted in the slots I6 of the tongues I3, and the body portion I9 of the opposite pintle member placed above the lugs 23. The belt ends I and 2 are then inserted between the upper and lower arms 5 and I or 6 and 8 of the clamping members 3 and 4' and secured thereto by the clamping screws 35 passing through the maximum thickness portion of the belt ends.

In the operation of the belt, when the belt ends I and 2 pass around a small pulley, the clamps 3 and 4 will tilt relative to one another, causing the two pintle members to rock on the ridge 2| of one and the groove 21 of the other. The end shoulders 22 will engage the projections 29 of the flanged heads 24 and prevent transverse disengagement of the pintle members. The flanged heads 24, on the other hand, by holding the body portion of the opposite pintle member, effectively prevent longitudinal dislodgement thereof. The slots I6, moreover, as well as the lugs 23 will prevent sliding-down of either of the pintle members, as frequently occurs in ordinary belt connecters. Thus wear or breakage will be effectively reduced by the use of thebelt connecter of my invention.

It will be understood that the slots I6 in one clamping member could be omitted without departing from the scope of my invention, since the lugs 23 would still provide some protection against the sliding-down of the pintle members. It will be further understood that the omission of the end shoulders 22 would also not remove the device from the .scope of my invention, since the slots l6 and/or the lugs 23 would yet give a substantial amount of protection against transverse dislodgement.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A belt connecter comprising clamping members having interlaced tongues with relativelyrocking paired pintle members therebetween, the tongues of one of said clamping members having inwardly projecting lugs on the inner surfaces thereof engaging the pintle member associated therewith, whereby to prevent the sliding-down of one pintle member relative to the other.

2. A belt connecter comprising clamping members having interlaced tongues with relatively rocking paired pintle members therebetween, the tongues of one of said clamping members having inwardly projecting lugs on the inner surfaces thereof engaging one edge of the pintle member associated therewith, whereby to prevent the sliding-down of one pintle member relative to the other.

3. A belt connecter comprising clamping members having interlaced tongues with relativelyrocking paired pintle members therebetween, the tongues of one of said clamping members having inwardly projecting lugs on the inner surfaces thereof engaging the pintle member associated therewith, whereby. to prevent the sliding-down of one pintle member relative to the other, the other clamping member and the other pintle member having inter-engaging depressions and.

projections respectively.

4. A belt connecter comprising clamping members. having interlaced tongues with relativelyrocking paired pintle members therebetween, the tongues of one of said clamping members having inwardly projecting lugs onthe inner surfaces thereof engaging one edge of the pintle member associated therewith, one of said pintle members having end projections, the opposite clamping member having cut-away portions to receive the projections to hold the pintle member associated therewith.

5. A belt connecter comprising clamping members having interlaced tongues with pintle members therebetween, one of said tongues on one of said clamping members having a lug thereon adapted to engage the lower edge of one of said pintle members, the other pintle member having end projections, the tongues on the opposite clamping member having cut-away portions to receive the end projections to hold the pintle member associated therewith, whereby to prevent the sliding-down of said pintle members.

6. A belt connecter comprising clamping members having interlaced tongues with pintle members therebetween, one of said pintle members having enlarged ends, one of said clamping members having slotted tongues adapted to receive said enlarged ends, the opposite clamping member having means for preventing the sliding-down of its pintle member.

'7. A belt connecter comprising interlaced clamping members with pintle members therebetween, one of said pintle members having a rib with projecting end shoulders, the other of said pintle members having a groove to receive the rib and grooved flanged ends to receive the shoulders, one of said clamping members having grooves adapted to engage said flanged ends, the other of said clamping members having projections adapted to support the opposite pintle member.

8. A belt connecter comprising clamping members with interlaced tongues and relatively-rocking paired pintle members therebetween, each of said tongues having a flattened nose portion adapted to engage each of said pintle members,

each said pintle member having a flat back surface, and a tongue on one of said clamping members having an inwardly projecting lug on the inner surface thereof adapted to support one of said pintle members.

9. A belt connecter comprising clampingmembers with interlaced tongues and relatively-rocking paired pintle members therebetween, a tongue on one of said clamping members having an inwardly projecting lug on the inner surface thereof adapted to support one of said pintle members, one of said pintle members being provided with spaced wings along each edge thereof adapted to prevent the transverse dislodgment of said pintle members from one another. 7

10. A belt connecter comprising interlaced clamping members with pintle members therebetween, one of said clamping members havingv upwardly-extending lugs adapted to support one of said pintle members, one of said pintle members being provided with wings along the edges thereof adapted to prevent the transverse dislodgment of said pintle members from one another, the other pintle member having end flanges thereon, said edge projections and said end flanges being adapted to prevent the transverse and longitudinal dislodgment of said pintle members from one another.

11. A belt connecter comprising clamping members with interlaced tongues and relatively-rocking paired pintle members therebetween, one of said pintle members having a relatively deep rib, the other of said pintle members having a relatively shallow groove engaged by said rib, a tongue of one of said clamping members having an in- Wardlyprojecting lug on the inner surface thereof engaging one of said pintle members to prevent the, sliding-down thereof, each of said pintle members having opposing faces spaced apart from one another by the engagement of said rib in said relatively shallow groove.

' EDWARD H. KREMER. 

